Second Saturday: Guardianship Records (Classes and Workshops)
Saturday, December 13
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Zoom
Note Start Time: Professional Genealogist Cheri Hudson will discuss the overlooked treasures in probate research—guardianship records. Whether created for underage children (even when a mother was still living) or for individuals deemed unable to care for themselves, these records can reveal rich details about family relationships, living conditions, community networks, and more. Discover how this often-forgotten source can break open your toughest brick-wall cases and add depth to your ancestors’ stories.
Cheri Hudson Passey is the owner of Carolina Girl Genealogy, LLC. She is an instructor with the Salt Lake Genealogical Institute and the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research. Cheri also hosts the YouTube Genealogy Chat Show, GenFriends.
To view via Zoom, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Alternatively, you may join the meeting immediately from the registration window at the prescribed day and time.
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, December 15
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research?
This group meets online the third Wednesday of the month. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. Research reports, articles for publication, family histories and memoirs--all genres welcome and encouraged.
Members share their latest writing project by the 1st of the month to give others time to read and review. Depending on the number of pieces submitted, each piece will be given at least 10 minutes discussion.
Share information and discuss Irish ancestral research.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Irish Interest Group email list. Contact Susan McKee at sgsirishsig@seagensoc.org to join. Susan will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
Facilitator: Susan McKee
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Our theme will be "All I want for Christmas is _____" or "It's a Christmas miracle that that I finally found _____!"
Share what you're working on (or have given up on), whether it's a stubborn genealogy puzzle OR an answer you miraculously found! If we quickly solve everyone's brick wall problems (!?!), Carolyn will demo Matricula and Archion.
You only need to register once for all German SIG meetings Oct 2025 through Jun 2026. After registering, you will also receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email. But if you misplace it, just register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Carolyn Schott
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Image by Carolyn Schott
Virtual Sunday: Goldie May Genealogy Software (Classes and Workshops)
Sunday, December 21
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Zoom Virtual Event
Goldie May software can help you stay organized, provide research assistance, and even create an automatic research log! A conversation with Richard Miller, the founder of Goldie May, will be recorded and will include all the latest developments. We will watch the recording together, and then have an open chat afterward about how we might find Goldie May useful in our own research workflow.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Alternatively, you may join the meeting immediately from the registration window at the prescribed day and time.
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, December 22
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, December 23
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
This registration is good September 2025 thru June 2026. If you lose the Zoom link, just register again and join directly from the registration page. No harm done.
Contact Volunteers@seagensoc.org to volunteer today!
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Holiday Open House (Special Events)
Saturday, January 10, 2026
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
SGS Library, Good Shepherd Center
Join us for our annual holiday celebration in the SGS library at the Good Shepherd Center.
With the holiday rush over, let's celebrate the new year.Bring a friend and say hello to your SGS friends IN PERSON at the library. Come early, come late (not too late).
Stay and join us for the Second Saturday Zoom presentation at 1pm
Catch (or ask for) a demo of library subscriptions and/or equipment
Second Saturday: Cemetery & Funeral Home Research (Classes and Workshops)
Saturday, January 10, 2026
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Zoom
Cemetery & Funeral Home Research
Join us in welcoming Lisa Gorrell, CG, presenting on researching cemeteries and funeral homes.
Lisa Gorrell has been an instructor for a range of genealogy programs, where she has taught intermediate and advanced hands-on courses. She also volunteers with the Contra Costa Historical Society as a board member and archives assistant, and has held leadership roles with both the Contra Costa County and California Genealogical Societies. Additionally, she has led research trips to Salt Lake City for CGS.
To view via Zoom, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Alternatively, you may join the meeting immediately from the registration window at the prescribed day and time.
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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